An invitation to mathematical physics and its history /

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Author / Creator:Allen, J. B., 1942- author.
Imprint:Cham, Switzerland : Springer, [2020]
Description:1 online resource
Language:English
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Format: E-Resource Book
URL for this record:http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/12607805
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ISBN:9783030537593
3030537595
3030537587
9783030537586
Notes:Includes bibliographical references and index.
Description based on online resource; title from digital title page (viewed on November 19, 2020).
Summary:This state of the art book takes an applications based approach to teaching mathematics to engineering and applied sciences students. The book lays emphasis on associating mathematical concepts with their physical counterparts, training students of engineering in mathematics to help them learn how things work. The book covers the concepts of number systems, algebra equations and calculus through discussions on mathematics and physics, discussing their intertwined history in a chronological order. The book includes examples, homework problems, and exercises. This book can be used to teach a first course in engineering mathematics or as a refresher on basic mathematical physics. Besides serving as core textbook, this book will also appeal to undergraduate students with cross-disciplinary interests as a supplementary text or reader.
Other form:Original 3030537587 9783030537586
Standard no.:10.1007/978-3-030-53